2014: Made 11 total appearances, including
three starts, for the Retrievers as a sophomore… Posted a
1-1 record with a 4.10 earned run average (ERA)… Earned one
save during the year to bring his career total up to five, the
fourth-highest total in school history… Struck out 23
batters while issuing just five walks… Recorded the final
two outs of the top of the ninth inning to earn the win against
Albany on March 15 as UMBC rallied in the bottom half for a 3-2
win… Backed it up with two more scoreless inning the next
day in the series finale… Also tossed shutout innings on the
road at East Carolina and Hartford, as well as at home against
America East rival Stony Brook… Earned his lone save of the
year by pitching three innings against local rival Towson as the
Retrievers won on the Tigers’ home field for the first time
since 2003… Fanned five Towson batters during the appearance
on May 6… Then struck out four against Stony Brook in his
final outing of the season on May 10.

2013: Selected to the America East All-Rookie
Team… Recorded four saves before transitioning to the
Retrievers’ starting rotation… Finished the year 2-4
with a 3.00 ERA… His four saves ranks tied for sixth in UMBC
history for a single season… Recorded the save on
back-to-back days (March 9-10) as UMBC swept the home-and-home
series with Mount St. Mary’s… Struck out 14 batters in
a 7.1-inning relief appearance at conference rival Hartford on Apr.
6… Led the team with 41 K’s while issuing just 16
walks… Recorded a 1.20 WHIP… Made nine scoreless
appearances and started his career by not allowing a run in 7.1
innings.

Background: Helped the Don Bosco
Ironmen win the Bergen County Championship his junior
season… Selected First Team All-League and Second Team
All-County his junior season...Also named an Honorable Mention on
the All-State squad...Threw a perfect game vs. Bergen Tech on April
18, 2011.

Personal: Son of Nancy and Joaquin
Gomez...Has an older brother, Anthony, who currently plays in the
Miami Marlins' farm system...Undecided in his major...Born Sept.
23, 1993.